Indian Railway (IR) is one of the largest rail operators in the world and carries around 23 million passengers per day. IR is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km of track over a route of 67,312 k006 and 7,112 stations. In 2014–2015, IR had revenues of US$25 billion which consists of US$17 billion from freight and US$6.7 billion from passenger tickets.
IR is currently running at operating ratio of 92%. It is important to highlight that bulk of revenue is generated from freight segment. In 2014-15, for every one Rupee earned in its passenger business, Indian Railways ended up spending INR 1.67. The Indian Railways earns just 1 cent from each passenger as against 9.4 cents earned by the Japan Railways, 6.7 cents by the Russian Railways, 6.2 cents by the Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) and 2.7 cents by the Chinese Railways (Source: World Bank study 2012).
It is important for IR to increase the revenue from passenger segment to improve operating ratio and to generate funds to invest in capital assets.
Passenger Reservation System (PRS) is an IT-driven ticketing application for reserved travel on IR, provides reservation services to about 2 million passengers a day on over 2500 trains running throughout the country. The system currently operates from 4 data-centres (New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai). The system allows travelling public to reserve a berth on any train, between any pair of station for any date and class.
Next-Generation E-ticketing (NGET) application is developed in-house on open-standards based technologies. NGET is a high-performing, secure and user-friendly E-ticketing site for reserved train enquiries and booking.
IR is collecting a huge data on daily basis about the journey pattern and travel behaviour of commuters. It is important that the ticketing system should not only facilitate ease of booking, but also strive for a better match of passenger demand with the train capacities and ticket prices, on different routes / sectors / classes to enhance revenues and to make better use of the available capacities.
This is first time, IR is exploring the option to develop Data Analytics platform, which is integrated with PRS / NGET system. The system will help to dynamically and optimally match available capacity in reserved passenger trains with the unmet demand of passengers. Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), Indian Railways has invited Expression of Interest from companies to carryout data analytics tasks in September 2016. The final date of the submission was 15 December 2016.
There were 9 companies which shown interest in the project and submitted pre-bid queries. However, the information related to actual numbers of bidders is not available.


After heeding a friends recommendation to watch the BBC "Sherlock" show (thanks Beca!) and discovering just how excellent it is, I also learned how big of a following the show really has. So after a few requests for a portrait drawing of Benedict, I decided to take the leap.
I worked on this one every night (well… morning, really) from April 27th to May 6, 2013. It's completely graphite pencil as well. I was kind of "finished" with it a night or two before actually finishing it, but decided to really push myself with detail. It's not a comfortable thing and I know I "need" to. And I'm so glad I did! Still, I think it's something where I could just keep working on it to death, but after laying in a light background, I was pretty satisfied with it.


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2018! In Like A Lion surrounded by chaotic nodes… higher and lower coherency passing through chaotic events… along with a pot of final reckonings, identity reconfiguration particles, radical honesty with Self and others, quantum no-need-to-know molecules and minute-to-minute reality checks boiling. Welcome to the Super Level of Mastery, Mystery and Embodiment.
As this is written we are in the midst of a fairly intense back and forth period between widely separated regions of space and time (deep space and earth,) and entering a small though significant window of opportunity to dissolve the drama of Ascension and alter the trajectory of our evolutionary path as we come upon this month's Total Lunar Eclipse Blue Moon.
Helping us along, we are in a rare (first in 18 years,) celestial gathering of deeply feminine planets, escalating an upleveling of Diamond consciousness, feminine value and worth, capitalization of purpose (without manipulation or force,) and heightened opportunity for freedom.
Those born under the sign of Taurus (me) according to Lorna Brevan (Hare in the Moon Astrology), have enormous leverage and the great opportunity to make the leap to where the magic always happens-in uncharted territory… though we have to stop dead in the familiar ruts of our comfort zone.
Undeniably that is true for us all to varying degrees though clearly I was deposited in a first-hand field of experiencing everything occurring, I have written. This report comes from the field.
From December 11, 2017 thru January 11, 2018 I found myself being flipped back and forth like a coin between multi-dimensional fields of experience before landing in a field of emptiness and freedom.
It began on the magical side.
On my way for a brief trip to Arizona, I called in by name my travel team of guides. Unwittingly I included Archangel Gabriel (whom I don't often travel with.) On my way to the airport there was a sign posted alongside the freeway that read Future Church of Archangel Gabriel. Not once in 15 years have I seen that sign.
Quickly Gabriel's presence was palpable, though much lighter in nature than usual. The magic began.
First, in the form of being upgraded to First Class, next having my mid-level rental car upgraded to a Mercedes, having my Casita upgraded to a Casita Suite, and finally being upgraded to First Class on my way home. My joy and gratitude for the playful and fun was clearly communicated to Gabriel who had become my traveling companion.
It flipped to the side of mayhem.
Within 24 hours of returning home the magic turned to mayhem… a sudden halting and turning inside out of everything I was engaged in, including new creations and those connected to it.
Not understanding how or why this could possibly happen, Archangel Gabriel, still present, said to me there are two sides to grace. I was advised to stop, watch, allow and align with the flipped coin.
As the shock, disorientation and sadness subsided, I began aligning with the radically swift shift. My senses and intuition were greatly enhanced as this side of the coin remained heads up.
Certainties, beliefs and people perfectly placed became fast catalysts for higher perception. My identity as it was, stopped. At one point feeling sensations of death that turned into floating amongst waves of emptiness, I wondered if I could Master this space though still be creative.
Through deep meditations, Cosmic downloads, soul sister uploads and physical sensations I have no words for… the remains of my ancient path and programming were carved out of me and an entirely new state of expanded being was set into motion. It was undeniable. It is undeniable.
I don't think the same, desire the same, feel the same or believe the same. When I attempt to scratch the itch from the now amputated illusions I know it is a phantom itch requiring in-the-moment adjustment.
At the completion of those 30 days I was directly informed by Source your karma is complete, your missions are complete, the way you have served is complete and your agreements met.
Long knowing my agreements were hefty and long knowing the imperative to evolve was not only for myself though for the very fabric of Creation and the very nature of Heaven…as it is for all of us… never have I gone beyond the knowing and felt freedom and the intrinsic nature of Mastery in my body.
This is the next phase of embodiment.
The Reasons For This Sharing From The Field
First, decades ago Source informed me wisdom and knowledge based on first-hand experience is of most benefit to humanity. It is relatable and does not place the illumined mind above all else.
All of humanity is going through a radical re-defining and deep re-alignment unlike what we have up to this point. The end of vacillating between realities has come to a close. (Think unsupported and consequential.) It's not difficult to feel that in our heart, or have deep feelings of acting on behalf of our well-being.
One either goes forward now or will be halted for a period of time. (Being informed of that was one of the biggest prompters of letting my evolution just rip.) No one is exempt from the precision of this radical evolutionary time… its expansion, consequences, grace or potential.
Note: With so much written and spoken about what is possible (and it is true), be mindful to stay away from the giddiness of potential. Potential comes from internal mastery.
The depths and heights of what is possible for each one can only occur when the movement of the mind has been grounded in profound surrender and stillness. From that stabilized point one is able to honestly redefine their relationship to Self, to Love, Life, Creation, value, thought, choice, and to potential. That is freedom. That is Mastery.
Right now in this boiling pot of everything, we are being given the catalysts, influencers and opportunities to embody our greater…if not only… true evolutionary purpose and potential.
As one of my long-time guides Abraham has said, the jig is up…the very reason many are going through crisis of identity, purpose, value and of worth.
No one is capable of experiencing freedom while in fragmentation and imbalance. And no one has to. Though freedom has had no history amongst humans…the potential exists to change history, now.
Meet your catalysts heads up without personalization. Each will bless you and shatter all the illusions about enlightenment and liberation and how they occur.
The second reason I shared what I did has to do with my radio show At The Table With Maureen, with Private Sessions and plans for a new website. Each have changed greatly in the past now 45 days along with the rest of me.
Regarding Each
Having spent the past 35+ years of life in the public eye whether corporate or spiritual and having a particular identity, theme, or format I am choosing to embark in both life and all creative adventures without a particular way of its being and without a regular schedule.
At The Table With Maureen will be a mix of what feels right, relevant and in alignment with my heart in the moment. At times it will be an interview, other times a conversation, sometimes a round-table with colleagues and friends, Master teachers I previously spoke on air with, or a teaching for the time from me.
At The Table launches in February. Next week we will send you the particulars and you will receive notifications of each happening. Also there will be a calendar on my site to see what's upcoming.
Masterful Living Sessions are explained fully on its new page on my current website. I look forward to working with you in a new way that harmonizes and maximizes your greatest potentials and creative natures in a highly accelerated New World.
My Website. I had planned for a launch of a new site in January. That was stopped. As the days of my New Reality unfold so to will the website. In the meantime, there are updates to the current site and more to come in the week ahead.
In the weeks ahead remember Grace has two sides… embrace your catalysts and Go For Your Freedom!
www.maureenmoss.com

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This handy and cheap portable dipole can be folded and backpacked, carried in use, and adjusted to a very wide range of frequencies.
Note: This is a low power antenna, meant to be used close the body at 5 watts or less. Also, rabbit-ears antennas are not designed to get wet, and the internals will corrode easily.
Let's go from about minus-12dbi duck to plus-2.2dbi dipole antenna. This one was easily made from spare Sony TV rabbit-ears. First, remove the twin-lead and replace it with RG-174 or -58. Add the appropriate H-T radio connector. Use a permanent marker to mark the rabbit-ear elements at 19-inches extension. Mark the end of the element with red that is connected to the center of the coax, so you can put it "up." Use 1/2-inch CPVC to make an "L" shape to hold the antenna.
Carry along a pocket tape measure and calculator and you'll be ready for any f/468 ops!
This is how I made my first contact, replacing my handheld's rubber duck with this. I also made a lower frequency one for 11m-6m out of telescoping tent poles. The extra bandwidth of larger diameter elements really shows… less SWR despite forgiving on precise pole length. 5/8″ – 3/4″ diameter = way more forgiving than 16 awg wire!


Records show that she sold the tobacco shares on October 26 and all of her holdings above $1,000 by November 21.
One of the stated goals of the CDC is to reduce tobacco use. After advising Azar of the problem, she offered her resignation and he accepted.
CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald resigned her post Wednesday over conflicts of interest, including stock purchases she made since joining the agency.
"Buying shares of tobacco companies raises even more flags than Fitzgerald's trading in drug and food companies because it stands in such stark contrast to the CDC's mission to persuade smokers to quit and keep children from becoming addicted", Politico noted.
"It's stunning,"Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, told POLITICO".
In a statement to Politico, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged that Fitzgerald purchased "potentially conflicting" stocks but said that she has now sold them.
Fitzgerald submitted her resignation to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, who was sworn in on Monday.
"Dr. Fitzgerald owns certain complex financial interests that have imposed a broad recusal limiting her ability to complete all of her duties as the CDC director", HHS spokesman Matt Lloyd said in a statement Wednesday morning.
Fitzgerald is an obstetrician-gynecologist who served as Georgia's state health commissioner from 2011 to 2017. "These additional purchases did not change the scope of Dr. Fitzgerald's recusal obligations, and Dr. Fitzgerald has since also divested of these newly acquired potentially conflicting publicly traded stock holdings", the spokesperson said.
Even though it's not a healthy food option at any time of the day, pizza seems to be more balanced than sugar flakes. However, the Daily Meal food blogger also warns that pizza ordered in the evening should be stored in the fridge.
Outlook for consumers' personal finances over the next 12 months saw a similarly positive rise, up from two in December to six. Meanwhile, the index tracking the general economic situation over the next 12 months edged up to -24 from -28.


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Chamber Music Repertoire
Link to Word Document: Solo Repertoire
Sonata No.1 in G minor, S.1001
Partita No. 1 in B minor, S. 1002
Partita No.2 in D minor, S. 1004
Sonata No. 2 in A minor, S. 1003
Sonata No.3 in C major, S.1005
Partita No.3 in E major, S.1006
Rhapsody No.2 for violin and orchestra
Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Sonata No.5 in F major, Op.24 "Spring"
Sonata No.9 in A major, Op.47 "Kreutzer"
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op.14
Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Violin Sonata in G minor, L 140
Enescu
Violin Sonata No. 3, in A minor, Op. 25
Violin Sonata in A major
My Man's Gone Now
It Ain't Necessarily So
Concerto in A minor, Op.82
Violin Concerto in C major, Op.48
Symphonie Espagnole, Op.21
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Concerto No.2 in D major, KV 211.
Concerto No.3 in G major, KV 216
Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV 218
Concerto No.1 in D major, Op.6
Caprices: #5, #4, #9, #11, #13, #14, #15 #16, #19, #20, #23
Violin Sonata, Op. 119
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Rolnick
Gardening at Gropius House for Violin and Electronics
Concerto No.3 in B minor, Op.61
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28
Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 75
Introduction and Tarantella, Op.43
Carmen Fantasy after Bizet's Opera, Op.25
Zigeunerweisen, Op.20
Schoenfield
Four Souvenirs for violin and piano
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Concerto No.4 in D minor, Op.31
Scherzo-Tarantella, Op.16
Polonaise Brilliante in D major, Op.4
Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6
Variations on an Original Theme
Solo Violin Sonata No. 3
St. Louis Symphony Community Partnership Performance
Yellow Lounge Miami Performance


The Best Picture Mix-Up Was More Than Just Awkward. It Did a Disservice to Moonlight.
Sunday night's Oscars ceremony ended with a double jaw-dropper: first, in a historic mix-up, presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty were handed the wrong envelope and incorrectly announced La La Land as Best Picture. Then Moonlight, which bookies and prognosticators alike had deemed the incontrovertible underdog, was announced as the winner. The moment was exciting for viewers, jubilant for Moonlight devotees and embarrassing for La La Land, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the presenters and the Academy. But it also did a great disservice to the creative team behind Moonlight.
Immediately after the wrong was righted, La La Land producer Jordan Horowitz graciously ceded the floor to Moonlight writer-director Barry Jenkins. Host Jimmy Kimmel made some jokes about his lack of fitness for the job and Beatty tried to explain what happened. Jenkins and producer Adele Romanski somehow mustered the composure to accept their surprise award. Everyone onstage made the best of the chaos and moments later, the broadcast was over and Twitter was left to analyze screenshots of the play-by-play and snicker over memes of Ryan Gosling.
Moonlight is now permanently inscribed in the book of Best Picture winners—cozy in the company of Casablanca and On the Waterfront and The Godfather. But it goes down with an unfortunate asterisk. In the immediate aftermath of its win, headlines focused more on the gaffe than the victory itself. The shocking twist overshadowed a triumph that, had it unfolded as planned, would have heralded a moment of unadulterated glory instead of one of bewildered rubbernecking.
The show, already running over time, spent precious minutes on La La Land's soon-to-be retracted speeches, rather than allowing Jenkins and Romanski the opportunity to bask in their win. The idea that Moonlight's victory was an upset—a sports analogy that's not entirely unfit but still somehow casts the winner in a less-deserving light—felt even more apt as we watched Horowitz hand over the golden statue to Jenkins.
For such a mix-up to happen to a movie that is about a marginalized person—a poor, gay, black man—felt even more bittersweet than it might have had the situation been reversed. Moonlight has been celebrated not just for its lush cinematography, haunting score and empathetic exploration of its protagonist's interior life, but for its representation, as Jenkins and co-writer Tarell Alvin McCraney said upon accepting their Adapted Screenplay Oscar, of people who are not with any frequency—or much nuance, for that matter—represented onscreen. For a movie about overshadowed people to be overshadowed by an industry that consistently overshadows stories like Moonlight's was a metaphor that carried with it pain, as some pointed out on Twitter, even in a joyful moment.
Moonlight's victory has already been cast, controversially, in many ways: as a corrective, by Academy members, to two years of #oscarssowhite controversy—or as as Hollywood's rebuke to President Trump. And it may be naive to suggest that politics had zero role to play in its win. But its win deserves to be recognized not as an upset or a statement but as a testament to its inherent power and beauty as a film. Let that be the narrative that sticks.


We don't really do Halloween in Aus. but this is a really awesome idea for a costume — and so easy!
You don't do Halloween there? Maybe you can make it a thing! Halloween is such fun.
You don't have to wait! The movie came out last week 🙂 I can't wait to see it, too! I just finished The Martian two weeks ago – loved it.
Thanks for hosting the link-up – and thanks for whatever changes you made to your blog – it loaded much more easily today, without crashing my system.
Thanks Sue, It's a work in progress, but hopefully I'll get it all sorted soon. I'm not super tech-oriented, so I'm not sure what is causing the issues!
Great idea for pulling a costume together, Brenda!
that is such a fun and easy costume! so cute.
What a fun Halloween costume idea!


The British Empire took control over Cyprus in 1878, however de jure it was the territory of the Ottoman Empire till 1914. In 1925 Britain proclaimed Cyprus to be a crown colony.
Population of Cyprus consisted of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, who started the movements towards enosis (incorporation of Greek communities to Greece) and annexation of the island by Turkey. Since Turkish Cypriots were only about 20% of total population of the island, the annexation was impossible. Political and religious controversies between Turkish and Greek Cypriots led to a 4-year guerrilla war.
The struggle was ended only when the London and Zurich Agreements were signed on February 19, 1959. According to the agreement, Cyprus would proclaim independence on August 16, 1960 and gain it on October 1, 1960.
Celebration of Independence Day in Cyprus includes various festivals and parades, organized by military officers and schools. A special open event is held at the President's Palace, marking the end of the festivities.


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Wow...more than a month since an update. Sorry about that. I've been trying to get a little distance from some of the events so I could look back and reflect on everything. I just didn't mean to wait THIS long.
So, what's been happening? Well, unfortunately for us, the biggest thing that's occurred was Honey's passing on April 24. She is, and will be, sorely missed, but the last few days of her life were really as great a testament to her life as any she might wish.
In the last few weeks of her life, Honey had begun seeing things that the rest of us could not see, and speaking to people that could not have been in the room in the flesh, so to speak. We really think that she was probably at the gates of Heaven several times, but decided to turn around each time- if you knew Honey and how she cared for her family, it's really not a surprise.
Daniel came out again to see Honey near the end of his Casual Duty stint in mid-April. Near the end of his visit (April 19 ([Saturday]) everyone in the family who was in town got together at my parent's house for a dinner together - they even managed to 'steal' Honey from the hospice house for the afternoon (with permission, of course). It was truly a wonderful afternoon, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. We got a great picture of the whole gang that we'll share next time we post updated pictures. That night, in the middle of the night, Honey fell out of bed and probably broke several ribs. She was in a lot of pain, needless to say, and there was great concern of the likelihood of her catching pneumonia now.
She was started on a much stronger regimen of medicine for the pain, but nothing was helping very much. Finally that next Tuesday, the decision was made to start her on yet stronger medicine- strong enough that she would never be able to be taken off it. At this point, it was quite likely that the end was near. We were going up and seeing her as much as possible, especially with Kate, but she'd been in so much pain that she wasn't aware of very much. She loved watching Kate, but wasn't able to interact with her or even keep her eyes open much.
Once she was begun on the quite strong medicine, she went to sleep, as was expected, and chances were slim that, even if she woke up, she'd be very aware of anything. As it turned out, she didn't wake up again. On Thursday, her breathing was quite shallow and the family was told she would probably pass away within the next two days. Papa and her three children passed that morning in long prayers and singing, as much encouraging Honey that it was OK to finally enter into her reward. Near the end of their prayers, Honey breathed her last, quite peacefully.
There were many tears, as you can imagine, but when I arrived 30 minutes later, I walked into a room that was filled with more joy than I'd ever had the pleasure of being in the presence of. What a difference real faith is! We have no doubt of where she is, and that she's so happy. So we were free to laugh together and thank God for the wonderful gift of her life that He had blessed us with. When someone lives their entire life as Honey did, in the service of the King, you can see it in her family, and it was a true testament- to everyone within and even outside the family. It was truly a wonderful experience- and one that, while I knew was the 'ideal' response in faith, I didn't know if I'd ever really see firsthand. Human emotions are such that they can override even things you know for a certainty. In this case, our family's faith is so real and governs our worldview so completely that there was almost no conflict of joy for her and selfish sorrow...our honest emotional response was one of joy, and that has continued through the present.
Her funeral was held that next Monday at church, and though she will be missed by everyone left, the joy for her eternal reward has not diminished. It's been amazing being a part of it. Since around Christmas when we learned that she might leave us soon, my biggest regret, nearly the only thing that would bring me to tears, was that she wouldn't get to watch Kate grow up, and that Kate would never remember this amazing woman. But when I walked into that room after Honey had gone, it was pressed on my heart that, "Now Honey has the best view of Kate- better even than us, her parents". I'm sure she's loving that opportunity, too!
To everyone waiting on DVDs of the service: I've got the video completed, but I'm having issues transferring it onto DVD- it seems all the DVD drives in our house decided together to stop working correctly around the time I finished the movie. So it's still forthcoming. In the meantime, let me know if you want the video as a download and I'll see what I can do.
How big is Kate? SOOOOOO BIG! Anything that rolls, she crawls over to, climbs up on, and pushes ahead of her so she can walk around our house! She can balance up on her feet for several seconds now, and there's just no doubt that as soon as she gets that whole balance thing down, she'll be walking just as fast as you please! She asks for "more" and "milk" in sign language, points to things she wants, calls for "ma-ma" and "da-da" and plays peek-a-boo with us whenever she gets the urge...it took us a while to figure out why she'd taken to crawling around with her head down, only to pop it up and beam at us though! When she's playing peek-a-boo by pulling something over her head though, she doesn't quite understand the point is to cover her eyes...she tends to lift the toy (or whatever) over her head and watch us from under it until she lowers it for the peek-a-boo!
Anyway, we're all doing awesome, and we've got some great pictures that we'll share as soon as we can, but life is incredibly busy right now, so we'll do what we can. 'Till next time then...TTFN!


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Barberton is situated in the De Kaap Valley at the foot of the Mkhonjwa Mountains. Jacaranda and Flamboyant trees line the streets and transform the town into a palette of green, purple and fiery, orange-red when the trees flower. When Graham Barber discovered gold here in 1883, people flocked to the area by the thousands and a town soon developed around the activities of the gold diggers. When richer deposits of gold were found on the Witwatersrand, Barberton was abandoned and became virtually a ghost town. However, people eventually returned and the Barberton of today has retained much of its "gold rush" atmosphere on account of its many historic buildings and other relics of the past that remain. The town also evokes memories of the adventures of "Jock of the Bushveld", the dog immortalised in Sir Percy Fitzpatrick's book of the same name. Unfortunately, Jock's adventures came to a rather abrupt end in Barberton, in 1889. However, Barberton's main claim to fame is its spectacular floral kingdom and the unique Barberton daisy named after the town as well as the geological significance of the basement rocks of the Barberton Mountainland – rocks dating back some 3 400 million years.
4×4 Routes: Several 4×4 routes traverse the countryside.
Golf: Spend a pleasant morning or afternoon on the nine-hole Barberton Golf Course.
Hiking: The three-day Gold Nugget Trail passes several disused mines with romantic names such as Maid of the Mountain, Ivy and Rosetta. The Tunnel Hiking Trail is much shorter; only about 2 km but you will need stout boots and a reliable torch. The 2-km Fortuna Mine Hiking Trail affords views of some of the oldest sedimentary rock formations in Africa.
Horse-riding: Contact one of the local operators to explore the Barberton countryside with its rich diversity of trees, plants and birds on horseback.
Micro-lighting: A Microlight Academy in town leases microlight crafts to visiting pilots. The academy also offers a course for learner pilots.
Mountain-biking: There are some excellent mountain biking routes in the vicinity of the town.
Paragliding: The Barberton area has some superb paragliding sites.
Trout-fishing: Try your hand at trout-fishing in one of the many well-stocked dams in and around Barberton.
Crafts shops: Several shops in town sell a variety of art and crafts, many made by local people.
For example, Daisy Crafts sell a variety of interesting articles, such as charming hand-moulded animals.
Barberton Daisy: South African gardeners know the Barberton daisy (Gerbera jamesonii) well but not all know that it was discovered by Robert Jameson in the Barberton area. This daisy is the parent plant of the many colour variants and double daisies that are so well-known all over the world. A specimen of this famous indigenous flower was first sent to England in 1884.
Cynthia Letty Nature Reserve: The reserve conserves the lovely indigenous cycads and other rare plants of the area and pays homage to one of South Africa's most prolific botany artists.
Floral Kingdom: The Barberton Mountain area contains over 1 500 species of plants, second only in number to the Cape Fynbos Plant Kingdom. It is the natural home of the clivia and the lovely Pride-of-De Kaap (Bauhinia galpinii) with its deep salmon/orange coloured flowers. Other flowering plants that grow here include the Barberton Mountain sugar bush (Protea comptonii)that flowers between May and August in dense concentrations of yellow and white flowers and the rare Barberton Lowveld sugar bush (Protea curvata) with its deep red-pink flowers. Also endemic to the area is the Barberton cycad (Encephalartos paucidentatus).
Scenic Drive: The R40 Barberton-Bulembu-Badplaas Road is acknowledged as one of the most scenic routes in Southern Africa. It traverses the vast Barberton Mountain area with its spectacular flowers and scrubs, crosses the Saddleback Mountains with its lovely views of the De Kaap Valley far below and through the Bulembu Pass. The Msauli Valley area is exceptionally beautiful with lovely waterfalls and the Lomati and Komati Rivers meandering through the valley. The road also passes granite outcrops with boulders balanced precariously at seemingly impossible angles and through the Badplaas district to meet up with Road R38 from Badplaas to Barberton.
Songimvelo Nature Reserve: The reserve lies close to Barberton and consists of 49 000 ha of bushveld, middl floor and the grassy plains are home to herds of buffalo, zebra, blue and red wildebeest, waterbuck and blesbok, white rhino and a herd of elephants. The reserve's geological history is its main feature and the rugged mountains along the nearby Swaziland border have rocks that are 4,5 billion years old, older than the dinosaurs! Gold is also widely distributed throughout the reserve but only in small isolated pockets. The reserve offers comfortable accommodation as well as hikes, 4×4 game drive and kilometres of undisturbed peace and quiet. It is however quite hot and adequate protection should be taken against the sun.
Tinie Louw Nature Reserve: The reserve is home to several species of local animals and birds.
Approximately 350 species of birds and 80 species of animals have been identified in the Barberton area.
Anglican Church: The beautiful Anglican Church is situated in General Street. The pulpit is made out of white quartz and the font out of verdite, which is mined locally. The church is also a memorial to the Barber family to whom the town owes its existence.
Belhaven House Museum: The museum in Lee Street is a good example of the architecture of the turn of the twentieth century. The house has been fully restored and can be viewed by appointment.
Block House: The wood and iron blockhouse was erected to guard the Concentration Camp and Military Hospital during the Anglo-Boer War. It was built in 1901 and has since become a national monument.
Concentration Camp: During the Anglo-Boer war a concentration camp for women and children was erected where the golf course is today. A commemorative pillar in the Barberton Cemetery honours the many people who died here.
Fernlea House: Fernlea House was built with wood and iron in the 1890s and has been fully restored and renovated. It can only be visited by prior appointment.
Garden of Remembrance: The garden commemorates the local men who marched away and lost their lives in the two World Wars. A stone memorial dedicated to all who perished in the Lowveld area during the early frontier days can also be seen here.
Globe Tavern: This delightful house, built in 1887, is now a coffee shop and boutique.
Jock's Memorial: A memorial honouring South Africa's most famous dog, "Jock of the Bushveld", stands in front of the Municipal Buildings. Many stories have been told and written about the bravery and loyalty of Jock, companion to Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, who worked as a transport rider in the area in the 1880s.
Jock's Tree: The tree under which Jock was buried lies about 10 km from the town on the road to Kaapmuiden. The inscription made by his master is still legible.
Lewis and Marks Building: This building was the first double storey structure in the Transvaal. It was built in 1887 for entrepreneurs Sammy Marks and Isaac Lewis.
Museum: The museum in Crown Street gives an overview of the geological, mining and general history of the town.
Regimental Badges: The stone, cement and plaster regimental badges made by British soldiers doing training at a military camp near the town during the Second World War, have been preserved by the local M.O.T.H. organisation.
Rimer's Creek: Graham Barber first found gold in 1884 at Rimer's Creek, a few kilometres north of the town. The first gold mill, erected by J C Rimer, still stands here.
Stock Exchange: The old De Kaap Stock Exchange facade; the entrance to the first gold stock exchange in South Africa, formed in 1887, is in Pilgrim Street.
Stopforth House: This wood and iron building was erected in 1886 and belonged to Barberton's first general dealer.
Steam locomotive: The disused steam locomotive just outside the town was used on the railway line between Barberton and Kaapmuiden around 1899.
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Bombardier To Cut 3,000 Jobs
Canada's Bombardier Aerospace is cutting 10 percent of its work force because demand for business aircraft has deteriorated rapidly and is expected to remain weak.
Rob Gillies, Associated Press Writer
TORONTO (AP) -- Canada's Bombardier Aerospace said Thursday it is cutting 3,000 jobs, or about 10 percent of its work force, because the demand for its business aircraft has deteriorated rapidly and is expected to remain weak for the foreseeable future.
The company said it now expects to deliver approximately 25 percent less business aircraft this fiscal year.
The world's third-largest maker of commercial aircraft said cuts will take place at its facilities in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Northern Ireland by the end of 2009.
The layoffs include 470 jobs at the company's Wichita, Kan., facility. Bombardier also shed 350 Wichita workers in an earlier round of cuts.
The layoffs are in addition to the 1,360 job cuts announced Feb. 5 when Bombardier adjusted the production rates of its Learjet and Challenger aircraft.
Demand for business jets has "deteriorated rapidly," the company said.
"Bombardier Aerospace is revising downward all of its business and regional jets production rates and implementing measures to meet the continuing challenges facing the aviation industry," the company said in releasing its earnings.
The cuts come just months after U.S. lawmakers scolded auto executives for flying to Washington in private jets to ask for taxpayer bailouts. Two of the largest makers of general-aviation aircraft -- Cessna, a unit of Providence, R.I.-based Textron and Hawker Beechcraft -- have launched advertising campaigns to tell business executives to ignore criticism and keep buying planes.
"There is no doubt that we are going through challenging times and our business environment is changing fast, Bombardier president and chief executive officer Pierre Beaudoin said in a statement. "There's a need for prudent execution, clear priorities and decisive action in the current action."
Bombardier is also the world's second-largest train maker.
The company also reported its financial results for fiscal 2009 on Thursday, saying net income rose to $309 million in the fourth quarter compared to $218 million the year before.
Earnings per share amounted to 17 cents, up from 12 cents per share in the same quarter of the 2008 business year.
Bombardier is cutting 975 jobs at its Belfast aircraft manufacturing plant, a move that a Northern Ireland leader called "a massive blow" to the province's economy. Montreal-based Bombardier is the largest manufacturer in Northern Ireland, employing about 5,300 full-time staff and 700 subcontractors at its Belfast base.
Directors told the work force there that 310 full-timers and 665 subcontractors would lose their jobs in coming months because demand for Bombardier aircraft had slowed in line with global recession. The subcontractors would be first to go, while union leaders will negotiate severance packages for those on long-term contracts.
"We are seeing a massive blow not just to the economy of east Belfast but to Northern Ireland," said First Minister Peter Robinson, who also represents east Belfast in the British Parliament in London.
Associated Press Writer Shawn Pogatchnik in Dublin contributed to this report.
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12 of the World's Most Unusual Zoos
By Andréa Fernandes
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1. Caves of Sea Lions
Oregon's Sea Lion Caves are the only known mainland rookery and wintering home of the Stellar Sea Lion. The system of sea-level caves also provide sanctuary for the California Sea Lion and serve as a resting place for a variety of birds, from Tufted Puffins to Bald Eagles. There's even a whale watching deck from which visitors can see Gray Whales and migrating orcas.
The caves were discovered by Captain William Cox in 1880, but have only been open to the public since 1932, as the cliffs and lack of roads made it difficult to access the caves by land. Today, visitors can access the caves via their gift shop off of U.S. 101.
2. The High-Altitude Zoo
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The only specialized zoo in India and the largest high-altitude zoo in India, Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (a.k.a. Darjeeling Zoo), specializes in breeding animals for alpine conditions, including Snow Leopards, Tibetan Wolves, Red Pandas, and Himalayan Newts. The zoo is also home to Blue Sheep, Blood Pheasants and Bhutan Grey Peacock Pheasants, Satyr Tragopans, and Himalayan Monals.
The zoo was established in 1958 as the Himalayan Zoological Park. It was renamed in 1975 when then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi dedicated the zoo to the memory of Padmaja Naidu, the former governor of West Bengal.
3. The Biblical Zoo
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The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem, also known as Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, highlights a collection of animals featured in the Hebrew Bible. The narrow focus has been difficult for the zoo to maintain, since many of the Bible's animals are now extinct in Israel. The terms used in the Bible to name animals are also somewhat ambiguous, leading to some uncertainty over which animals are actually discussed. The zoo now includes a variety of endangered species in addition to the biblical animals, and it has become known for its breeding programs, which have enabled it to reintroduce at least 11 species to Israel's nature reserves.
Since its inception in 1940, the zoo has moved several times, but today it resides in the Malha valley. The two-level park includes trees and shrubs mentioned in the Bible, an artificial wall called Moses' Rock, and a "two-story, boat-shaped wooden visitor's center meant to resemble Noah's Ark."
4. Old MacDonald's Farm
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In 1966, a public park and petting zoo called Old MacDonald's Farm opened in Hampton, Virginia. Designed like a working farm, the park showcases farm animals and fowl as well as Virginia-native wild animals. Now known as Bluebird Gap Farm, the park intends to expose kids to animals in a farm setting, to which they would otherwise have very little exposure.
In addition to the animals, the park showcases both modern and antique farm equipment, the original Hampton train station, a family cemetery, a demonstration garden, and an Azalea Trail featuring rare azaleas.
5. The Butterfly Zoo
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The U.S. is home to at least 35 butterfly gardens, homes, and exhibits, but the oldest is Florida's Butterfly World, which opened in 1988. (Butterfly World also holds the distinction of being the world's largest butterfly park.) Butterfly World serves as a public attraction, research facility, and butterfly farm.
In addition to approximately 5,000 live butterflies, the park also houses the U.S.'s largest free flight hummingbird aviary, an enclosure in which visitors can feed Lorikeets, tropical birds, botanical gardens, a Bug Zoo with live bugs, and an Insectarium of mounted bugs and butterflies.
6. The Sanctuary for Rescued Animals
New Jersey is home to Popcorn Park Zoo, a sanctuary for abandoned, injured, ill, exploited, abused and elderly animals. The small zoo—housing just 200 animals on 7 acres—has been nurturing rescued animals since 1977. The animals range from foxes, geese, and deer to lions, tigers and bears (oh my!). They also have rescued dogs and cats that are available for adoption.
When I was a child visiting the park with my grandparents, my favorite animal was an elephant with an injured trunk, who was followed around the park by a little troop of ducklings. The elephant would use its trunk to pet and herd the ducklings.
7. The Zoo in a Rainforest
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Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens in Hilo, Hawai'i, is the only U.S. zoo located in a rainforest. At just 12 acres, Pana'ewa is a small zoo, but it boasts a popular white Bengal Tiger named Namaste, who was given to the zoo by the Las Vegas magician Dirk Arthur.
The free zoo is home to more than 80 different animal species, a petting zoo, and a butterfly house.
8. The Koala Sanctuary
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Australia, naturally, is home to the world's oldest and largest koala sanctuary, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. In addition to the koalas, the sanctuary is also home to other Australian animals, including kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, wombats, echidnas, parrots and cockatoos, reptiles, and a platypus.
Visitors have the rare privilege of being able to hold koalas for a fee. They can also feed and pet free-roaming kangaroos and feed nectar to lorikeets.
9. The Home for Birds of Prey
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The International Centre for Birds of Prey is located in Gloucestershire, England, and houses some 60 species of owls and other birds of prey. At any given time, the Centre has about 20 to 40 trained birds residing in its Hawk Walk, an assortment of birds that rotates throughout the year to give the birds a break from the spotlight. The trained birds are used in flying demonstrations at the ICBP.
The Centre was originally established in 1967 as the Falconry Centre by the Glasier family, aiming to educate people about birds of prey and teach falconry. (Phillip Glasier was the leading expert on hawking and falconry in the UK; his daughter, Jemima Parry-Jones, is the current director of the ICBP.)
10. The Amusement Park Resort Zoo
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Long before Disney built Animal Kingdom in Florida, England had an amusement park that offered a zoo, rides, and a resort all in one. Flamingo Land, which opened in 1959, is named for its popular colony of pink flamingos, some of the first animals housed at the park, but today the zoo is home to more than 120 species of animals.
The animals are only one facet of this amusement park and resort, which includes more than 50 rides and attractions, three shows, a 9-hole golf course, a fly fishing stream, a 1000-seat entertainment venue, a swimming pool, and log cabins. Flamingo Land was the subject of a "docusoap," Theme Park, on ITV and has also been featured in Zoo Vet at Large on ITV1.
11. The World's Most Northern Zoo
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Norway's Polar Zoo is the world's most northern zoo and the zoo with the biggest area per animal ratio. Spread over 114 acres, the zoo focuses on creating a "Scandinavian wilderness experience," showcasing animals in their natural habitats. The cold-weather animals include wolves and bears as well as red deer, reindeer, moose, and musk ox.
The Polar Zoo offers some unique experiences, including a wolf camp and fox camp in which you can get up close and personal with socialized wolves and foxes, respectively. You can also go "photoguiding," during which a keeper will take you inside enclosures to take "the perfect picture," or join the wolves for a "howl night," in which you not only meet the wolves inside their enclosure but also howl with them.
12. The Harem's Zoo
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Egypt's Giza Zoo, an 80 acre zoological garden encompassing Giza's largest park, first opened in 1891 on land that was once part of the harem gardens. The original collection of animals was taken from the private menagerie of Imsa'il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt from 1863 to 1879. The harem building itself served as a natural history museum from 1890 through 1902.
Today, the zoo houses a wide variety of animals, but the architectural and botanical features are just as fascinating. The garden roads are paved with black stone flags from Trieste, and footpaths are done in mosaic designs. The zoo includes a suspension bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel (of Eiffel Tower fame) that allows visitors to view the animals from above; it is thought to be the world's first elevated viewing area in a zoo. There are also five grottos and a Japanese building.


Bequest of Mrs. Elizabeth Millar Bullard.
Of the four paintings by Frederick Frieseke in the Telfair's collection, The Garden Umbrella bears the closest stylistic resemblance to French impressionism. Frieseke describes the landscape in broken brushstrokes of pure color, which dissolve concrete form in shimmering sunlight. The purple shadows and the bright orange coloring of the translucent parasol suggest brilliant sunshine. Frieseke painted The Garden Umbrella at Giverny, where he was a neighbor of Claude Monet for a number of years. His inclusion of a garden pool with water lilies is a subtle reminder of his deep respect for the venerated French artist.


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Birnam b&b, guesthouse and hotel accommodation
Birnam in Perth and Kinross
Visit Birnam and the surrounding villages and stay in bed & breakfast accommodation:
Birnam, Perth and Kinross. A village on the West bank of the Tay near the join of the River Braan, Birnam is linked to Dunkeld by a bridge built in 1809. It has the railway station for Dunkeld as well as the church of Little Dunkeld, in whose churchyard Neil Gow, the great Scottish fiddle-player, is buried.
The woods have remained a feature of the district since King Malcolm used them to attack Macbeth at Dunsinane, from which, although lying 14 miles away, Birnam Hill can be seen. On the hill itself are the ruins of a round fort, called Duncan's Camp, where King Duncan is alleged to have held his court.
Birnam Pass, on the Perth�Dunkeld road, is a narrow wooded route known as the Mouth of the Highlands. There is much picturesque scenery including Rumbling Bridge on the River Braan, which was painted by Millais.
Nearby towns: Aberfeldy, Blairgowrie, Crieff, Pitlochry
Nearby villages: Almondbank, Amulree, Balbeggie, Bankfoot, Ballinluig, Ballintuim, Bridge of Cally, Buchanty, Caputh, Cargill, Clunie, Craighall, Delvine, Dowally, Dunkeld, Grandtully, Guildtown, Kinclaven, Kinloch, Logierait, Luncarty, Meikleour, Methven, New Scone, Rattray, Riechip, Rosemount, St. Martins, Stanley, Tulliemet, Tullybelton
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Truro set for new Greggs store as opening date is confirmed
The company has not ruled out more stores in Cornwall in the future
Olivier VergnaultSenior Reporter
Updated 13:44, 15 JUL 2022
The boarded up Bristol and West branch in St Nicholas Street in Truro, where a new Greggs shop is expected to open in September 2022 (Image: Olivier Vergnault / Cornwall Live)
National bakery chain Greggs has confirmed when its new Cornish store will open. The high street brand has made no secrets of its desire to expand into Cornwall despite fierce competition from traditional pasty shops.
The company, which has its headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne, already has two stores in the Duchy. The chain, which specialises in savoury products such as bakes, sausage rolls, sandwiches and sweet items including doughnuts and vanilla slices, opened its second store on the Penngyllam Industrial Estate on the outskirts of Launceston in the summer of 2020 following its return to Cornwall in October 2019, when it opened an outlet at Cornwall Services by the A30. In 2019 an ill-fated shop next to Carkeel Roundabout at Saltash closed after seven months of trading, having failing crack the local pasty market.
In October 2021, signs started appearing on the boarded up former Co-op and Bristol and West building society's branch in St Nicholas Street in the centre of Truro, a mere stone's throw away from Cornish pasty makers Rowe's and Warrens. There has not been much activity at the site since the first glimpses that a new Greggs would open in Cornwall's capital city back in the autumn, but now the bakery chain has confirmed when its newest Cornwall shop will open.
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A spokesperson for the firm said: "We can confirm we're looking to open a new shop in Truro, Cornwall this September. There is already a Greggs location in Launceston and at Cornwall Services, but now residents of Truro will also be able to enjoy tasty bakes and sweet treats from Greggs."
The third Greggs shop will be the company's first town centre branch in the Duchy but Greggs also hinted that this could just be the beginning as it has plans to open more outlets in Cornwall. On that the spokesperson would not say much more, adding: "We will be sure to share further information in due course." Greggs, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, has 1,700 shops in the UK and employs 20,000 staff.
Similarly Greggs would not say how many people it will recruit at the new Truro shop but there are signs on the window calling on potential supervisors and shift team leaders to apply. The sign says various shifts are available and work on offer can be between 20 hours and 30 hours a week with successful applicants being able to earn up to £16,000 a year.
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Now and later: best wishes from Poem Elf
Answer to a Child's Question, Grace Paley, Here, Poems, Samuel Taylor Coleridge by poemelf August 27, 2012
My nephew got married a few weeks ago in a joyful rumpus of a wedding followed by a mellower brunch the next day. I waited till the last minute to poem-elf the couple, and then I was disappointed I couldn't get in their locked car to hide poems. But it worked out. In the absence of rice, confetti and clattering beer cans, I attached two poems to their car bumper for a quieter but more romantic send-off.
The first poem, Coleridge's "Answer to a Child's Question" captures the giddy joy of the couple, who have known each other since grade school and still seem delighted to be in each other's presence:
At the risk of love overkill, I love the line, "I love my Love, and my Love loves me!" Such a simple sentence, but it trips off the tongue like a jumprope rhyme.
In tribute to the bride and groom's parents, both long-married, I left Grace Paley's "Here. " I left the poem also as a happy forecast for the newlyweds' future:
I don't know if the newlyweds much liked this second poem—they removed it and hid it in my sister's car before they left. Ceci's far being a woman "in the old style"—Paley's heavy breasts, stout thighs and nicely mapped face—but she does have grandchildren on her lap and a husband she still loves. Let me say to the newlyweds, in case this second poem didn't please you: I can't wish you any better happiness than this beautiful expression of long-married love.
I like how the two poems work together: the first is joyful but controlled and structured, like a wedding, like visions newlyweds have of their married life. Paley's poem is as loose as her figure. It speaks of a love just as vibrant as Coleridge's but one that's relaxed and settled in.
I didn't get a picture of the bride and groom in all their glory, but I did get a picture that will give you a good idea of how fun this celebration was:
Yes, it was a pop the pins out of your updo kind of party. Whosever bobby pins these are sure didn't miss them on the dance floor.
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Here is a new blog post from a guest author contributing to Lang's Kitchen & Bath's website. We hope you find this topic helpful!
If you are someone who likes to spend a lot of time preparing food for your loved ones, then a new kitchen will probably put you on cloud nine. Remodeling a kitchen will make it look nicer and have more functionality but it can also be a good opportunity to upgrade its safety. The kitchen is one of the more dangerous rooms in your house so here are a few things to keep in mind when remodeling in order to make it a safer working space.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, the No. 1 cause of home fires in the US is cooking. Luckily, there are a lot of ways to protect yourself so make sure you plan ahead and take the necessary steps to minimize the risks of fire. Fire suppression systems are used to extinguish and prevent the spread of fire and they are the best option. However, there are many types available and you should definitely inquire with a professional about the options that work best for you.
Another way to keep a fire from spreading is to keep it away from flammable objects. Therefore, when planning the layout for your kitchen, make sure to position the hooks for potholders, mitts, and aprons away from the range. Oils and other food that can easily catch fire should also be a safe distance away from a fire. It's not recommended to keep chemicals used for cleaning in the kitchen, but if you don't have other storage options, at least make sure they are as far away from heat as possible since some of them are flammable.
The gas cooker deserves a special mention. It's a very valuable tool as it provides open fire to your kitchen for a really good price. But while useful, the open fire is also dangerous so make sure you read the manual when installing it and follow all the safety instructions.
The kitchen is an area with a lot of traffic so make sure to plan ahead for it. Think about the places that will be the busiest when cooking and make sure there are no things to bump against. Also, avoid putting the range near the entrance where other people are more likely to walk next to it.
The floor itself needs to be slip-resistant so make sure you cover it with the proper tiles designed for kitchens or go for matte-finished wood or laminate. Also, plan ahead and purchase cleaning chemicals with good grease-removal and slip-resistance properties.
The two main things necessary for a functional kitchen are electricity and water but the two don't get along very well so keep them a safe distance away from each other.
The kitchen can produce a lot of waste so make sure you plan the waste storage and disposal accordingly. Food waste should be stored in tightly lit containers that don't let odor out, and positioned near the exit so it's faster and easier to remove.
A new kitchen is a good opportunity to consider an extra insurance plan. You should always try to prevent disasters but accidents do happen hence a house & contents insurance is a great idea to keep your home safe. There are many options to choose from when ensuring your home, such as fire, flood, theft, earthquakes etc. Insurance does not only mean protection for the stuff in your home but also for yourself as it offers temporary accommodation as well as counseling sessions.
Lighting is often overlooked by amateur cooks but it's an important aspect to consider when remodeling your kitchen. Good lighting will make preparing food much easier but it also provides a safer working environment. It can prevent accidents by giving you a good overview of the working area and is also much healthier for your eyes. So make sure you have enough lighting and at the right spot. The type of lights is also important and LED is a good option as it's long-lasting and easy on the eyes.
Safety is important, especially when it comes to the place we live in. Remodeling the kitchen is a good opportunity to improve the security for yourself and the ones you love. So use these tips and plan your kitchen with safety in mind.


The elementary environment offers lessons that cater to the elementary child's active imagination and reasoning mind. The elementary child is no longer content with the fact that things exist. Now he wants to know how and why they exist, how and why they function as they do. It is the reasoning mind that drives these new questions and allows the child to answer them with rational thought. The power of imagination allows the child to explore the universe, the earth and human society in its many manifestations (including those things that are invisible to the eye).
Another characteristic of the elementary child is the clarity of and immense potential of the intellect. Children have an enormous need for work at this age. Because of this, we provide opportunities and time for big projects and intellectual endeavors.
Outside the doors of the classroom students will find fruit trees, a grove of bamboo and many plant specimens to study. The elementary children will also take advantage of the school's proximity to Ijams Nature Center.
The plan that Dr. Montessori formulated for children between the ages of six and twelve is known as Cosmic Education. Through presentations, stories and lessons, the elementary child is offered a foundation of knowledge about the universe, the earth, its furnishings and human beings. Cosmic Education makes possible the construction of the child as an individual able to take his/her place in social life.
The elementary curriculum is integrated, meaning that there are many moments of teaching and learning that do not fall neatly into one subject area. Our hope is that the children will see connections and will gain an understanding of how various elements of the universe affect each other. The division of subject areas is not emphasized to the children. However, for the purpose of this explanation the curriculum will be discussed by subject area.
The geography lessons are presented in such a way that they help a child to understand his/her world, why it is the way it is and why certain phenomena happen when they happen. In order to offer the universe to the child, we begin with the whole picture and the creation of the universe. From there, we explore some of the qualities of the elements, the sun and the earth. Also included are the work of water and air, human geography, interdependencies and economic geography.
History is at the center of the Cosmic Education curriculum. It involves telling the story of human beings to the children and explaining that we are part of that continuing story. We hope to develop an appreciation for the gifts that humans have contributed and a feeling in the child that he/she will also be able to contribute something unique to the world. Many of the history lessons are presented as stories, often using timelines, charts and maps. The children will eventually make their own timelines and conduct their own research to learn more about a topic of interest.
Beyond strengthening basic reading and writing skills, lessons in the language area feature word study, parts of speech, sentence analysis, punctuation, and the history of language. The children will also have opportunities to develop their spoken language through presentations, drama, and in-class communication. Because the curriculum is integrated, much of the elementary child's practice of reading and writing skills will be done in relation to history, geography and science. These pursuits may take the form of research reports, interviews, biographies, original stories, plays and poetry.
We expect the children to read every day, as reading enables children to explore and aids in the development of spelling. We will also read to the children to provide experience with a variety of written language formats: literature, non-fiction, poetry, myths and legends, historical sagas, etc.
Since elementary children take great joy in intellectual activity, the study of geometry is perfectly suited for them. The geometry materials give ample opportunity for the children to explore the laws of geometry. This exploration is done in a concrete, sensorial way. Instead of memorizing theorems, the children experience the sensorial representations of theorems so that if they return to a study of geometry, they will have built a foundation for understanding.
Geometry lessons in the elementary classroom build on experience gained in the primary environment and include the study of polygons, lines, angles, area and volume.
At the elementary level, students will continue to use manipulative materials to gain an understanding of mathematical concepts. Once the child realizes that the mental process is faster than manipulating the materials (abstraction), he/she will no longer need to depend on the materials.
Biology is treated consistent with the principles of Cosmic Education. It is part of the vision we wish to unfold and so it is not presented as a topic or subject unto itself but as part of the process of life. It is presented in relation to the factors that have an influence on plants and animals and in reverse, the influence that the plants and animals have on these factors. In this way, the child sees the natural relationship between life and the earth on which life is sustained. Through the study of plants and animals, the child's capacity to observe, reason and classify is heightened.
*The nearby outdoor environment is ideal for studies in botany, zoology and ecology.
Artistic endeavors are intertwined with much of the work that the children do in the Montessori classroom. In addition, art terminology, instruction in the tools and techniques of various media and exposure to artists and schools of art are offered in formal lessons.
Learning about music is similar to learning a language. Music has its own sounds and symbols, its own precise terminology. In the elementary classroom, the child will have lessons on music terminology in addition to opportunities for musical expression. Music listening as a group will also be offered in our classroom.
Elementary children have begun to construct themselves as members of society. They have a desire for a greater degree of independence and therefore need opportunities to assert themselves in realms within and beyond the walls of the classroom. By offering a two-fold environment (inside and outside the classroom) we are assisting the child in the development of his/her full potential.
Practical life exercises in the elementary are used to prepare the children for outside explorations. The termGoing Out is used to describe an event in which a small group of children leaves the classroom to study something that is not available in the classroom. Going Outs are organized by the students with guidance from the classroom teacher. The purpose is to provide an opportunity for students to explore phenomena that have been introduced in presentations. For example, we use a model of a river to introduce the work of water. In this presentation, we introduce the causes of river formation, the parts of a river and the work that a river does. To complement this study a group of students might decide to plan a trip to visit a real river. Through Going Out, the children gain practice being members of society in addition to insights or information pertaining to a particular study.


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Edith Posener (1897-1981), costumière américaine ;
 Georges Posener (1906-1988), égyptologue français.
Patronyme anglais

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One of the toughest parts of my job is editing my team's content. It's one of my least-favorite work responsibilities.
Why? What makes editing such a drag?
It's time-consuming. A good editing job is methodical. You have to make corrections, rewrite sentences or even entire sections, look up AP style notes (I've never committed it to memory, unfortunately), double-check SEO goals and keyword usage and leave a series of comments for the original writer. Even a "quick" editing job can take an hour or more.
It's uncomfortable. Changing someone else's work, no matter how valid your intentions, is a tricky thing. Writers are often sensitive about their work and take edits personally.And why not? If we're not editing something that is verifiably wrong — a style mistake, a misspelling, a punctuation issue (and, to be honest, there should not be many of these mistakes by the time a writer is drawing a paycheck) — the process is subjective. You're telling someone their choices, based on either art or expertise, are wrong. A lot of writers have a tough time handling that kind of feedback.
It never ends. I am a content marketing director at a relatively small agency (25 people) with a relatively small content team (there are four of us) and we're cranking out new work at a breakneck pace for our clients. Blog posts, scripts, ad copy, social media updates, proposals, lists, reports — every day is a veritable Johnstown flood of words.Our edits go to the client, who inevitably wants to make more edits. Sometimes we need to edit the client's edits. The cycle continues.Eventually, we find ourselves squeezed against a tight deadline that seemed like a speck on the horizon when the first draft was ready for that first quick once-over.
Sometimes, a dirty thought crosses my mind. I'm busy, I'm stressed and I get a draft from one of my team members to edit before sending it along to a client for review. I start editing, realize it's going to be a slightly bigger job than I'd hoped, and then, all of the sudden, there's a little devil whispering in my ear.
In life, it's generally good advice to ignore the devil. The same goes for editing — you can't shirk the process.
Honest, authentic editing is not just your job. It is your obligation.
Knowing how to edit efficiently prevents humiliating mistakes from ending up in front of a client, who then wonders what the hell you're being paid to do.
Understanding how to edit forces you to review the strategy behind each piece of content and determine if you and your team are, in fact, on point.
Taking the time to edit allows you to turn OK work into legitimate content wins.
"Writing without revising is the literary equivalent of waltzing gaily out of your house in your underwear," author Patricia Fuller once noted, and in the advertising and marketing world, that statement is doubly true: you never want the people paying you to be the expert to see you with your pants down.
Explain why. Tools like Google Docs and ClearVoice offer editing with clear commentary and easy-to-view changes. Make sure your content creators can see exactly what you edited and take the time to explain why you made those changes.
Remember the importance of transparency: communication is key to improvements over time. Plus, you'll seem like less of a jerk when they understand why you are marking up their work.
Be consistent. Where is your AP Style Guide? Your Strunk and White? Your Merriam-Webster? Your internal and client-side style manuals? Are you using SEO and keyword tools to guide your decision-making?
Ever check out BuzzSumo to see what's getting social traction? Do you run headlines through CoSchedule's analyzer? Do you have an editorial calendar? Are you looking at your own content analytics, and are you using tools to see what kinds of content in your field are performing well?
Don't have the answers? You have a problem.
Hey, editor: if you're not doing your homework and using transparent methodology in your work, there's a good chance that your team members actually know what they're doing better than you do.
Arbitrary editorial decisions and changes based on what you think is best is a great way to infuriate your content creators because they can never be right. They're just trying to make you happy. Don't you hate it when clients do that to you? Don't be a bad client to your own staffers.
Be open to debate. Your content creator may feel strongly that her way is better. As a professional, though, she deserves the chance to speak her mind.
Ask her to give you reasons, grounded in grammatical or stylistic evidence, why her way is right. Are there tools, rules or examples she used that led her to her specific decisions?
The same goes for you, too. If you're making changes, simply saying "It sounds better my way" is a little condescending and is not a great way to earn your team's trust and respect.
Let them fix it. You can handle quick edits to iron out a slightly rugged sentence, so long as your content creator can see where (and why) you made the changes.
If a piece of content needs wholesale changes, though, don't do it yourself — it's not your job, and your team members will never learn if you don't give them the chance to redeem themselves.
Carefully and privately explain why you feel the content missed its mark.
Make suggestions for improvements and set a deadline for the new draft. It may be hot — that's fine, it gives your content creator a chance to work under deadline pressure, too.
Remember that content often goes astray when instructions are unclear, so make sure that you and your writer are comfortably on the same page before heading into Round Two.
Allow yourself to be edited. Every content creator needs an editor, and that includes you, boss. You can ask your team to edit your work, although this can be a tricky situation: do you have an open enough relationship with your staffers to trust that they'll be completely ruthless?
If not, look in the mirror and figure out why you have such crummy communication with the people who look at you as a leader. While you try to solve that problem, ask a trusted peer or — if you have to pay for it — a freelancer to clean up your copy.
Professional content creators don't need to be patted on the head like good little schoolchildren. They do, however, deserve legitimate recognition — I'll go so far as to say praise — when they do an excellent job.
These accolades can run the gamut from a quick email to a few words at a team meeting to an awards submission. Everyone likes to win a trophy, and nothing shows your confidence and respect for a content creator's work like putting up company time and money to submit outstanding projects for industry awards.
Do you have any editing tips that have worked particularly well for your own team? Do you think that my tips are soft and asinine? Let me have it on Twitter @quinlancompany or @bk77. Just make sure you use proper punctuation.
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So I have — er, had — this client. Let's call him Mr. X. I didn't design his website originally; I inherited him from a colleague who had designed it and was hosting it, and who wanted to get out of the business altogether. The colleague had Mr. X's domain registered in his own account, and he transferred the domain to me. So I was hosting Mr. X's site (at a very reasonable cost), and a couple of times Mr. X contacted me to make minor updates to his site, which I did. Other than billing him quarterly for his hosting and annually for his domain renewal, and those couple of minor updates, I didn't have any other contact with Mr. X.
Next thing I know, Mr. X calls me to tell me that he's hired someone else to develop a new site for him, and he'll have new hosting as well. Okay. It would have been nice if he had at least asked me for a quote, but that's fine — he has every right to go with someone else.
I sent him the ftp login info so that he can give it to his new webmaster to grab the files from the existing site, in case those are needed. I also suggested that he open an account with GoDaddy so that we can transfer his domain to his own account, since I have no desire to continue to renew Mr. X's domain every year and bill him for it. If he's not hosting with me, and not paying me anything to do updates or other maintenance to his site, handling his domain renewal is just not worth my time. So I walked his secretary through opening a GoDaddy account, and I transferred the domain to him.
Mr. X's hosting was paid up through the end of the quarter, so I told him that I would keep his hosting active through July 31, but his new webmaster needed to either have his new site up and running on the new host by then, or move the existing site to the new host, in order to avoid any downtime for his site.
I explained that she really needed to get Mr. X to get his new webmaster to get either his existing site or his new site up and running on their new host (whoever that might be), and to change their nameservers to point to the new host. I explained that if I just shut off his hosting their site would disappear from the web altogether. I also noted that they could renew their hosting with me so as not to have any downtime if there were any problems with the new webmaster or the new host. She said she would talk to Mr. X about it.
Aug. 1 arrived. I checked, and sure enough, the site was still live on my server. I emailed Mr. X and told him that he either needed to get his site running on his new host immediately or renew his hosting with me, because as soon as I shut off his hosting on my server, his site would disappear.
I received a reply email that said, simply, "This has been taken care of." When I checked again, the domain nameservers were pointing to GoDaddy's nameservers. So I shut off the hosting on my server.
Now his site consists of a GoDaddy parking page.
I suspect that Mr. X never did hire another webmaster. I have the feeling that he was expecting his secretary to build him a new site, and that she knows virtually nothing about it. I don't know why he told me that he had hired someone else, nor do I know why he was so determined to move his hosting somewhere else. He had never complained to me about any problems with either the site or its hosting, and he certainly wasn't overpaying for the hosting. I believe he may have thought he could save some money, somehow, although the small amount he was paying me for the hosting meant that at most he could only save a little tiny bit on his hosting by going with a cheaper host.
I tell myself that you can't save people from their own mistakes, and that his site is now his problem, and his problem alone. Nevertheless, I hate to see a site disappear from the web, and kill its standing in the search engines, due to the owner's stubbornness, lack of knowledge, and unwillingness to listen.
Right, you can't save people from their own mistakes. You did what you could and the rest is up to the client. Is it frustrating though, especially when you can't figure out why a client would want to switch to another host.
Clients are like kids sometimes, they seem to learn things the hard way.
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The Fabulous Fishbowl: Front Entryway Staircase Reveal!
I have been meaning to post this forever…. and tonight seems like the best time. We are finally finished with the entryway and staircase! It took us over 2 months to complete the ginormous project! DIY is not for the faint of heart, especially when you have 4 kids who you also homeschool….. Yikes!!
Below are before and after photos of the stairs and some of the entryway…. but unfortunately I took very few before photos of the doors and walls. I absolutely love the board and batten on the walls and all the new craftsman style door trim. It adds such character! And speaking of character, the new coat hooks are very vintage, and I love the toile curtain to hide the shoe storage by the front door. I think I've had that fabric for over 3 years, and have wanted to implement that idea for-ev-ah! So glad I got around to it. I totally made that freestyle, and somehow it worked….. Ha! Lots of imperfections, but I kept thinking I am not going for perfection here… just pretty.
Okay, so NOW here are the photos… enjoy!
These are two doorways with the old builder's trim. Paint color swatches on wall… I ended up liking NONE of them. LOL!
New board and batten and trim over dining room doors.
New trim over homeschool room door, and vintage coat hooks. Love!
Niche by front door where we store our shoes. Now hidden by toile fabric. Pretty!
Best photo of the stairs, board and batten going up the wall and the door trim.


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Q: How to print a book? Suppose I author a book as a PDF with half-letter pages. I want to print 4 of these page on each letter sheet (2 tiled on the front, 2 on the back), stack them on top of each other, and bind through the middle.
It seems to me that for instance if my book had 16 pages, sheet 1 would have to contain pages 1 and 16 on the front side, page 2 behind 1 and 15 behind 16. Then sheet 2 would need to be printed with pages 3 and 14 on one side, 4 behind 3 and 13 behind 14. Yet it seems that most printers and PDF converters produce output so that sheet 1 will contain pages 1 and 2, with 3 and 4 behind them, then sheet 2 will contain pages 5, 6 on one side and 7, 8 on the other.
What is the style of printing that I want called? Is it common for consumer printers to support it? How do book printers deal with this problem? Do they just generate a PDF that already has the pages laid out in the right order (tiled and arranged on full-size paper), and then simply print that? How?

A: The print mode you're referring to is called Booklet. You do not need any commercial software in order to do this; you can use Adobe Acrobat Reader to do it for free, granted your document is already a PDF.
Here are the steps to print in booklet mode:

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*Open the document in Adobe Reader and then click on the Print file icon (or press CTRL+P).

*Select the printer you would like to print the document with.

*Select the pages you would like to print.

*Click on the Booklet button under the Page Sizing & Handling group.

*Choose Both sides under the Booklet subset combo box.

*Select the side the booklet will be bound (or stapled) from the Binding combo box.

*Select your preferred orientation option.

*Print the document.

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A: When I was a Windows user, I used a commercial product called Clickbook (about $50 with a free trial).  It handles not only the page sequencing, but page orientation, page size and margins, etc., for an endless collection of formats.  Unfortunately, they don't have a Linux version.
You output the file normally to Clickbook (you select it like a printer).  Then it opens a UI where you select (and modify, if desired, or create), the output format you want.  It works with virtually any printer.
BTW, Clickbook doesn't require creating the pages in half-letter size (although you can).  You can start with letter sized pages and output a wallet-sized booklet if you want.  It will shrink the pages as needed to fit the format (and the output is very high quality).

A: No need to pay for anything!
I have Brother printer and this is what I just did to print my 16-page book.

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*Select the amount of pages you need if not all

*Click Preferences

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*Choose paper size and Portrait

*Choose multiple page, page order and booklet

*Click Duplex Settings

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*Set settings like mine

OK, OK, print.
Done!

A: And for Linux (and MacOS X), this has been around since old Unix days wth the command psbook (for PostScript files), now in PDF version as pdfbook with the excellent package pdfjam.

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Last Thursday, Zara unexpectedly updated its Facebook logo to feature one of its lettermark in a green square. The letters 'A' and 'R' in the middle were highlighted by a rounded box, likely referencing an AR-focused event.
The new profile picture arrived without a description, so fans struggled to figure out what it might have meant. Several joked that Zara was pivoting towards the medical route.
"Is Zara becoming a pharmacy?" pondered one Facebook user. "I need paracetamol, please," requested another.
Elsewhere, the logo was criticized for its uncharacteristic design. "As far as the Zara I know… this is unsettling at best," wrote a Reddit user in the platform's 'Graphic Design' community.
One thing's for sure: there's not much in the world that heals like retail therapy does.


H3O Founder members share the same values.
H3O is a member of the association "A Compétence Égale" which aims at defining and communicating anti-discrimination practices in recruitment. H3O excludes any kind of discriminating criteria in application studies (compliance with the French Law – article L.1132-1 of Labour Code, article 225 of Penal Code and La HALDE recommendation).
Over and above the compliance with the Law, we truly believe that Diversity is a real source of performance for the Charte of diversity.


I've always loved the Mental Epic effect created by Hen Fetcsh c. 1954.
If you are not concerned that close-up Mental epics clearly look like some kind of special device then this is one of the better and more popular versions from Koontz. No longer in production, but it works well and is reliable.


One of the main reasons why a lot of Australians do not show interest in adding a carport is the fact that they already have a garage at home. However, if you do not enjoy the luxury of a garage or if you cannot build one due to limited space, investing in a carport is the best thing to do. Carports have numerous benefits that will make you realise its value. If you are considering investing in a structure today that will protect your car but aren't sure about whether to build an enclosed garage or open carport, don't worry! We will help you figure out what is the best for you. We will show to you through this article some of the essential reasons why carports Adelaide is the perfect option for you.
The sun, hail, wind and rain are only some of the harsh elements that might harm your car. The primary purpose of the carport is to shield or protect your vehicle from those damaging elements. Not only that but unloading your car will become much easier with still a bit of overhead protection.
The installation of the carport is reasonably cheap. Since there are so many choices, costs can be very reasonable when building an enclosed garage. You can choose what material to use, whether you want steel or wood for the frame while your roof can be galvanised steel, colour-bond roofing, tiles or laterite sheeting. You can decide whatever you want to your carport if your budget permits.
One of the great things about carports is it doesn't need flooring to become a functional area. Although many people choose to have gravel, river rocks, pavers or cement as carport floor, if you don't want to spend money dirt or grass also work fine.
On the other hand, carports will also give you option on how you want it constructed. You can choose whether freestanding or attached to the house depending of course on the layout of your property. Adding a carport close to your home can help to reduce the effects of the weather because it will act as a windbreak keeping the temperature of your home stable.
Whether you believe it or not carports can also serve as an immediate entertaining area for family gatherings and more. The weather will never hinder any of your planned occasion outdoors anymore since the carports Adelaide will adequately cover the area all year round. If you want your carport to protect you fully, install a polycarbonate or tin sheeting as that will serve as walls.
Lastly, if you want to secure your premises, you can easily add lockable roller doors and walls to your carport to make it more capable of providing security.


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Hurricane Squadron Ace
The Story of Battle of Britain Ace, Air Commodore Peter Brothers, CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar
Nick Thomas
16 pages of black and white plates
Air Commodore Peter Malam 'Pete' Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC, and Bar (1917-2008) was one of the most heroic and highly praised pilots of the Second World War. Decorated extensively, he secured a total of 16 'kills' over the course of the conflict, with 10 of these occurring during the Battle of Britain. Pivotal moments in his career include the time, in August 1940, when his flight encountered around a hundred enemy aircraft, including Messerschmitt 110's; he led the flight in attack against them, and soon found himself in a stalled position, out of which he spun, only to be confronted by a Dornier 215, which he shot down, before later destroying a Messerschmitt 109. Scores of these kind of risky maneuvers and winning victories punctuated a career defined by great courage, leadership and initiative in the face of fierce opposition.
This new and engaging biography profiles a pilot who, until now, hasn't been the subject of such a thorough book-length study. The story of his career is incredibly entertaining, featuring a number of hair-raising episodes, and is sure to appeal to fans of aviation history as well as the more general reader seeking out an action-packed biography offering fresh insights into one of the most pivotal conflicts of the twentieth century.
Nick Thomas is a former archaeologist and finds expert. He currently works as Collections Officer for a local authority having been manager of the ground-breaking Stafford Castle Visitor Centre and Museum with which he has a 25 year association.
Nick has contributed history articles for a number of archaeological journals and the local press, while finding time to work on many of the 'digs' in his home town. His previous biographies include RAF Top Gun, the story of Teddy Donaldson.
"Expect a read that requires effort but look forward to a solid, detailed service biography, with extras, of a great man."
- Aircrew Book Review
Hurricane Squadron Ace Reviews
Sniper in Helmand
James Cartwright
John Hutton
Men at Arnhem
Geoffrey Powell
Passchendaele In Perspective
Peter Liddle
To Reason Why
Sir Denis Forman
To Freedom Through China
Tony Hewitt
Zulu Terror
Robin Binckes


As we bid safe voyage to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG) today, their deployment serves as yet another example of the Navy's readiness to defend our nation and our commitment to providing unequalled power projection and maritime security around the globe.
This deployment serves as the culmination of hard work and rigorous training to support maritime security operations around the globe. The HST CSG units have operated and trained extensively at sea over the past several months, expertly navigating training scenarios of increasing difficulty and complexity.
The ship and air wing's warfighting proficiency have unceasingly increased throughout the pre-deployment work-up cycle and have proven that they are fully integrated and ready to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. I have the utmost confidence that the crew of the HST CSG will continue to etch their names into an already rich naval legacy and history of success.
Today, the crew bids farewell to loved ones and proudly man the rails while departing Naval Station Norfolk and their air stations in Virginia Beach, Jacksonville and Whidbey Island, once again to aid our nation and its allies. I'd like to thank all of the friends, family, and loved ones that support our Sailors and endure the necessary sacrifices they make to support the world's greatest Navy.
And to the Sailors of the HST CSG, you have my thoughts and prayers for a safe deployment and my eternal appreciation for your service and sacrifice to our grateful nation.
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